Christmas Comes Early for Northside Hospital

Local charity The Sport of Giving was recently recognized for donating nearly $20,000 to the Forsyth branch of Northside Hospital. The funds will go towards the purchase of new equipment and patient education materials at the Breast Care Center. The organization, which has contributed more than $115,000 to the Breast Care Center at Northside Hospital- Forsyth in recent years, was recognized for their recent donation at Northside’s Tennis Against Breast Cancer event held at the beautiful Windemere Golf Course right here in Cumming on October 1st.

The Sport of Giving is a local non-profit organization that is dedicated to the cancer care and prevention in the Atlanta area. A local organization, they have raised more than $1 million dollars in the metro area and are poised to go national! What a great achievement! Congratulations to all involved with this fantastic charity!

For more information on The Sport of Giving, including ways to donate or volunteer and a full calendar of upcoming events, visit their website by clicking here.

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